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#17 Tabernacle: Scriptures About the Lampstand

This is a listing of the various scriptures concerning the Lampstand and indicates where they are found. There is no commentary.

EXO 25:31 “Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand {and} its base and its shaft are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers shall be {of one piece} with it. EXO 25:32 “And six branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side, and three branches of the lampstand from its other side. EXO 25:33 “Three cups {shall be} shaped like almond {blossoms} in the one branch, a bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond {blossoms} in the other branch, a bulb and a flower-- so for six branches going out from the lampstand; EXO 25:34 and in the lampstand four cups shaped like almond {blossoms,} its bulbs and its flowers. EXO 25:35 “And a bulb shall be under the {first} pair of branches {coming} out of it, and a bulb under the {second} pair of branches {coming} out of it, and a bulb under the {third} pair of branches { coming} out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. (It appears that the Lampstand was just the center column with three branches coming out of each side of the Lampstand.)

EXO 30:27 and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,

EXO 31:8 the table also and its utensils, and the pure {gold} lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,

EXO 27:20 “And you shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.

EXO 35:14 the lampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps and the oil for the light;

EXO 37:17 Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers were {of one piece} with it. The Lampstand was not cast into a mould but was hammered out of pure gold. It is not clear if the branches were made separate along with the bulbs and flowers and then attached to become one piece with the Lampstand which was the central column. However that was, it was one piece when it was completed.

EXO 37:18 And there were six branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it; EXO 37:19 three cups shaped like almond {blossoms,} a bulb and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond {blossoms,} a bulb and a flower in the other branch-- so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. EXO 37:20 And in the lampstand {there were} four cups shaped like almond {blossoms,} its bulbs and its flowers;

Each branch had three cups that were shaped like almond blossoms. There was a (knob) bulb and a blossom (flower) on each branch.

On the center column which was called the Lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms (flowers) with it’s bulbs (knobs) and flowers (blossoms).

EXO 37:21 and a bulb was under the {first} pair of branches {coming} out of it, and a bulb under the {second} pair of branches {coming} out of it, and a bulb under the {third} pair of branches {coming} out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

There seemed to be a bulb (knob) under each branch where it fastened to the Lampstand.

EXO 39:37 the pure {gold} lampstand, with its arrangement of lamps and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;

EXO 40:4 “And you shall bring in the table and arrange what belongs on it; and you shall bring in the lampstand and mount its lamps.

EXO 40:24 Then he placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle. Since the Tabernacle faced east ( with the gate to the east) the south side was to the left as you entered the Holy Place.

LEV 24:4 “He shall keep the lamps in order on the pure {gold} lampstand before the \Lord\ continually.

NUM 3:31 Now their duties {involved} the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the screen, and all the service concerning them;

NUM 4:9 “Then they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps and its snuffers, and its trays and all its oil vessels, by which they serve it;

NUM 8:2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front of the lampstand.’” NUM 8:3 Aaron therefore did so; he mounted its lamps at the front of the lampstand, just as the \Lord\ had commanded Moses. NUM 8:4 Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern which the \Lord\ had showed Moses, so he made the lampstand.

1SA 3:2 And it happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to grow dim {and} he could not see well),1SA 3:3 and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the \Lord\ where the ark of God {was,}

1CH 28:15 and the weight {of gold} for the golden lampstands and their golden lamps, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; and {the weight of silver} for the silver lampstands, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps according to the use of each lampstand;

2CH 13:11 “And every morning and evening they burn to the \Lord\ burnt offerings and fragrant incense, and the showbread is {set} on the clean table, and the golden lampstand with its lamps is {ready} to light every evening; for we keep the charge of the \Lord\ our God, but you have forsaken Him.

DAN 5:5 Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand emerged and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing.

ZEC 4:2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it;

ZEC 4:3 also two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side. “ ZEC 4:4 Then I answered and said to the angel who was speaking with me saying, “What are these, my lord?” ZEC 4:5 So the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” ZEC 4:6 Then he answered and said to me, “This is the word of the \Lord\ to Zerubbabel saying, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the \Lord\ of hosts. ZEC 4:7 ‘What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel {you will become} a plain; and he will bring forth the top stone with shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’ “ ZEC 4:8 Also the word of the \Lord\ came to me saying, ZEC 4:9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish {it.} Then you will know that the \Lord\ of hosts has sent me to you. ZEC 4:10 “For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven will be glad when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel-- {these are} the eyes of the \Lord\ which range to and fro throughout the earth.” ZEC 4:11 Then I answered and said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?”

ZEC 4:12 And I answered the second time and said to him, “What are the two olive branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden {oil} from themselves?” ZEC 4:13 So he answered me saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” ZEC 4:14 Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”

HEB 9:2 For there was a tabernacle prepared, the outer one, in which {were} the lampstand and the table and the sacred bread; this is called the holy place.

REV 2:5 ‘Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you, and will remove your lampstand out of its place-- unless you repent.

SCRIPTURES ON LAMPSTANDS

1KI 7:49 and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold;

2CH 4:7 Then he made the ten golden lampstands in the way prescribed for them, and he set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.

2CH 4:20 the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary in the way prescribed;

JER 52:19 The captain of the guard also took away the bowls, the firepans, the basins, the pots, the lampstands, the pans and the libation bowls, what was fine gold and what was fine silver.

REV 1:12 And I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands; REV 1:13 and in the middle of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His breast with a golden girdle.

REV 1:20 “As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

REV 2:1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this:

REV 11:4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. Carefully compare these with the Two olive trees that are supplying oil from themselves to the Lampstand in Zech. 4 and see they are not the same. ( as many teach)

SCRIPTURES ON LAMPS

EXO 25:37 “Then you shall make its lamps seven {in number;} and they shall mount its lamps so as to shed light on the space in front of it.

EXO 30:7 “And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps. EXO 30:8 “And when Aaron trims the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense. { There shall be} perpetual incense before the \Lord\ throughout your generations.

EXO 35:14 the lampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps and the oil for the light;

EXO 37:23 And he made its seven lamps with its snuffers and its trays of pure gold. EXO 40:25 And he lighted the lamps before the \Lord,\ just as the \Lord\ had commanded Moses.

LEV 24:4 “He shall keep the lamps in order on the pure {gold} lampstand before the \Lord\ continually.

1KI 7:49 and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; ( See Mat 25:1-12 The ten Virgins with ten lamps but short on oil.)

2CH 4:20 the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary in the way prescribed; 2CH 4:21 the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold, of purest gold;

2CH 29:7 “They have also shut the doors of the porch and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

REV 4:5 And from the throne proceed flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And {there were} seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;

MAT 25:1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. MAT 25:2 “And five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. MAT 25:3 “For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, MAT 25:4 but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps. MAT 25:5 “Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and {began} to sleep. MAT 25:6 “But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet {him.’} MAT 25:7 “Then all those virgins rose, and trimmed their lamps. MAT 25:8 “And the foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ MAT 25:9 “But the prudent answered, saying, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you {too;} go instead to the dealers and buy {some} for yourselves.’ MAT 25:10 “And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut. MAT 25:11 “And later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’ MAT 25:12 “But he answered and said, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’

SCRIPTURES ON LIGHT

EXO 27:20 “And you shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.

EXO 35:14 the lampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps and the oil for the light;

EXO 35:28 and the spice and the oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.

EXO 39:37 the pure {gold} lampstand, with its arrangement of lamps and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;

LEV 24:2 “Command the sons of Israel that they bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.

NUM 4:9 “Then they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps and its snuffers, and its trays and all its oil vessels, by which they serve it;

NUM 4:16 “And the responsibility of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light and the fragrant incense and the continual grain offering and the anointing oil-- the responsibility of all the tabernacle and of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

NUM 8:2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front of the lampstand.’”